In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
VARECS
VAREC
Var"ec, n. Etym: [F. varech; of Teutonic origin. See Wrack seaweed, wreck.]
Definition: The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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